Energy Review

___ is the ability to do work and is transferred by a force moving an object through a distance

• energy
• motion
• mass 
• force

A joule is equivalent to

• g°C
• kgm/s²m
• kgm/s
• kgm/s²

The energy of motion is called

• work
• thermal energy
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

An object's gravitational potential energy is NOT directly related to which of the following?

• the acceleration due to gravity
• its speed
• its mass
• its height relative to a reference level

Which of the following is an example of an object with elastic potential energy?

• a guitar string
• stretched rubber band
• a trampoline
• all of these

Energy that travels through space as waves (for example, visible light and X-rays) is called 

• thermal energy
• nuclear energy
• electromagnetic energy
• chemical energy

The energy stored in gasoline is

• nuclear energy
• mechanical energy 
• electromagnetic energy
• chemical energy

When energy is changed from one form to another this is called

• elastic potential energy
• conservation of energy
• energy transformation
• mechanical energy

Nuclear power plants are designed to convert nuclear energy into what type of energy?

• mechanical
• geothermal
• electrical
• chemical

Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?

• Energy cannot be created
• Energy cannot be destroyed
• Energy can be converted from one form to another
• all of the above